How to change site URL
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I created my site literally only a few minutes ago. It’s StepInTheWriteDirection.wordpress.com and I bought the package to reserve the domain name StepInTheWriteDirection.com Now I’ve decided I want to switch it to AStepInTheWriteDirection.com with an ‘A’ at the front. It’s minimal, I know, but that’s what I’d like. However, when I went to the help section here [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL] it said go to Settings->General but the steps they described weren’t there when I did that. Please help!
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Hi there!
The steps you linked to were for self-hosted sites running off the free and open-source software available at WordPress.org. WordPress.com is a shared hosting environment and instructions for how to change your site’s domain differ. If you’re unsure of the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org, then this guide will help out:
http://support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/To change your site’s domain here at WordPress.com, you’ll need to cancel the old one via My Upgrades and then register your new one via the Domains page.
I can see that you’ve successfully completed those steps and can now see your site at astepinthewritedirection.com. :) Do you have any extra questions around this? If so, please don’t hesitate to let me know.
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No further questions. I decided to cancel the old domain and register the new one last night prior to reading your answer. Fortunately everything worked out. Thanks for the help!
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I’m glad everything worked out! :) If anything else does come up, then we’ll be right here.
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